Standards of Professionalism

Appears in
Professional Cooking

By Wayne Gisslen

Published 2014

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What does it take to be a good food-service worker?

The emphasis of a food-service education is on learning a set of skills. But in many ways, attitudes are more important than skills because a good attitude will help you not only learn skills but also persevere and overcome the many difficulties you will face.

The successful food-service worker follows an unwritten code of behavior and set of attitudes we call professionalism. Let’s look at some of the qualities a professional must have.